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Berlim conference divides up Africa between the Europe countries
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Belguim gains control over Rwanda after Germany losses World War I.
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Rwanda wins their Indipendence
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Civil War begins between Hutu controlled government and Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF - a Tutsi guerilla army)
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800,000 people die in 100 days
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The RPF ends the genocide and takes control of the government.
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Some courts are run in Tanzania by the UN, other courts are in Rwanda.
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President Bill Clinton and the lider o the UN apologizes for not stoping the genocide.
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26 defendants executed for war crimes by the Rwanda government, Rwandalater outlaws the death penalty.
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There are 100,000 people in jail waiting trail for genocide, therefore the Rwandan government encouraged, these trais are very brief, and guilty are given lighter sentences after they confess.
